Game 1 MLB Playoffs 2010 Picks, Predictions & Odds: The National League Championship Series, a seven game event, begins today when the NL West champion San Francisco Giants travel to play the Philadelphia Phillies, who are defending NL Champs and winners of the 2010 NL East.
Game-1 will showcase a monster pitching matchup between two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum for the Giants and probable 2010 winner Roy Halladay for the Phillies. Both pitcher are right-handers and each have a 1-0 record with neither allowing a run in this post-season.
By beating the Braves in four, the Giants are set up to tab their ace for the NLCS opener. He was magnificent in the NLDS, fanning 14 in Game 1. Philly knows what it's in for: "The Freak" fanned 11 Phils in an April no-decision at AT&T Park.
In his playoff debut, Halladay tossed a no-no vs. the Reds in the NLDS. He did have his troubles in his lone start vs. the Giants this season, yielding five runs on 10 hits over seven frames.
Cody Ross was 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs batted in as the Giants trimmed the Braves 3-2 to win their NLDS in four games on Monday night. San Francisco won that night as +115 road underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 7-run total listed by Bodog.
The Phillies defeated Cincinnati 2-0 as a -130 favorite to sweep their NLDS last Sunday. The two runs scored fell UNDER the posted 7 1/2-run total. Cole Hamels pitched a complete-game shutout, allowing only five hits while striking out nine for the Phillies that day, while Chase Utley hit a solo home run in the win.
MLB Picks: I wouldn't be surprised if the total score in this game amounted to one run. I love the UNDER-6 on a total play for this game.
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